US 'evaluating' Russian conditions for Black Sea ceasefire including lifting sanctions, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cannot say exactly when a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia will be reached.

Easing anti-Russian sanctions will actually benefit Western Europe more than Moscow

The agreement on easing anti-Russian sanctions, which Moscow and Washington reached in principle in Saudi Arabia on March 24, could bring the most benefits to Western Europe, given that Russia has already shown exceptional resistance to Western restrictive measures. However, despite this, in the context of Europe’s struggling economy, it appears only the US is

The US Secretary of State spoke about the lifting of sanctions against Russia: EADaily

EADaily, March 28th, 2025. The administration of Donald Trump will analyze Moscow's position on the issue of lifting anti-Russian sanctions as part of the settlement on Ukraine, the next steps will be determined by the head of the White House. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on March 27.

Neither the original 30-day ceasefire proposal nor the Black Sea ceasefire are going as Trump, who has promised a quick end to the war, would like. Moscow is imposing new conditions, making no concessions, but courting the American president. Meanwhile, the “coalition of the willing” is standing by Ukraine and rejecting the lifting of sanctions, although there is not complete unity on all issues.

Russia's Black Sea Deal Demands Raise Concerns

US and Russian statements laying out a framework for limiting military actions in the Black Sea were widely welcomed as a step to wider cease-fire in the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine: Both Moscow and Washington would “continue working toward a durable and lasting peace,” the Kremlin and the White House said.But the Kremlin statement also had specific language absent from the White House’s.Moscow would only abide by the agreement, the Kremlin said, a…

Russia, US discussing new deal under Black Sea Initiative, says Moscow

Talks underway on maritime security and non-military use of commercial vessels, Russian Foreign Ministry says - Anadolu Ajansı